4 x 5 - Taupe Antique French Aubusson Tapestry - 78244

78244 Antique French Aubusson Tapestry, 4'00 x 4'09.

Drawing inspiration from The Hunters Enter the Woods (from the Unicorn Tapestries) and Renaissance style, this hand-woven wool antique French Verdure tapestry depicts a noble hunting scene. The embellishments alone are sufficiently captivating, but the use of color is extraordinary. The composition features noblemen with spears and their hunting hounds dogs surrounded by a plush forest composed of trees, foliage, and delicate florals. It is enclosed with an acanthus vine scroll border.

The colors join to create a truly compelling dance, and inaudibly speak with a timeless voice that is characterized by sensual decadence, as well as by stately action. All facets of this piece collectively entwine to form the striking and grand charm of a textile that is worthy to depict the tender, emotive, and vibrant details of humans and histories, no longer known.